By Jose Maldonado On Saturday April 27th, the Children’s Media Association presented “The Do’s and Don’t’s of Pitching with Linda Simensky” whose career has spanned three major networks, beginning with Nickelodeon where she launched NickToons, then Cartoon Network where she oversaw “Powerpuff Girls”, “Dexter’s Laboratory”, and a myriad of other shows. As current Vice President…
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Memories of a Master by Richard Gorey and Mark Bailey When a friend called to tell me that Ray Harryhausen had died, I was sitting at my drawing table on my light box, animating a Triceratops for a sequence of dinosaurs fighting I’m planning for my demo reel. To say Harryhausen’s work has influenced my…
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Our friends at Rooftop Films are once again offering ASIFA-East members a discount to their summer film festival! Thank you Rooftop! This year’s festival opens this weekend, Friday, May 10 with a selection of wonderful short films – including some amazing animated shorts – and a sneak preview of Noah Baumbach’s “Frances Ha” on Saturday. Noah…
DetailsOur friends from ASIFA-Atlanta want you to send your animation to the Atlanta Film Festival! What are you waiting for? See below for all info! Now in its fourth decade, the Atlanta Film Festival—one of only two-dozen Academy Award® qualifying festivals in the U.S.—is one of the nation’s preeminent celebrations of cinema. The Atlanta Film…
DetailsASIFA-East is excited to announce a lottery drawing a pair of tickets to see the groundbreaking new film, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty! We’ve been given 2 more tickets to see the film at Cinema Village during the week of 5/3 – 5/9. Open to current ASIFA-East members only. To enter, please send your…
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Everyone here at ASIFA-East is busy gearing up for the 2013 ASIFA-East Animation Festival Awards Ceremony! This just in – Dagan Moriarty is putting the finishing touches on our signal film, batteryPop is an official sponsor of our reception, and Fiddlesticks Pub will be holding our After-Party! Please join us! Awards will be presented, bashful…
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It’s that time of year again where local schools have their annual student showcases. Here are the ones we know of as of press time: Please contact us for updates and additions. This post will be updated.
DetailsASIFA-East is excited to announce a lottery drawing for a pair of tickets to see the groundbreaking new film, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty! Open to current ASIFA-East members only. To enter, please send your full name and email address to asifaeastblogger@gmail.com by 11:59pm, Tuesday April 23. Winner will be announced Wednesday, April 24. The…
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Please join ASIFA-East for our 2013 Animation Festival Awards Ceremony! Awards will be presented, bashful thank you’s recorded, and a lively reception will follow. Sunday, May 19th 2013 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tishman Auditorium at The New School 66 West 12th Street, NYC The Awards Ceremony and Reception afterwards are free and open to…
DetailsIt’s that time of year again…or one of many times of year, but this one is ours. ASIFA-East’s festival judgings usually span a few nights, and one particular night is dedicated to the independent work of animation artists. New York has always been a hotbed of artistic talent, and independent animation certainly has its place…
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